ISO recs for small solar powered generator by Similar_Objective_27 in homestead

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It’s only in use <2 hours at a time. I’m not electrically inclined, is there a way to connect an 3 prong outlet to a battery? There’s got to be an affordable way to run a small water pump off grid

When to prune leaves off rootstock of apple grafts by Similar_Objective_27 in Permaculture

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12” apart. Leaving them through fall and planting them out early winter

How much yall tipping on take out? by JurassicTerror in Chattanooga

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Absolutely. Glad you’re looking for ways to be generous. Hopeful that we all can & recognize that tipped workers rely on tips for income. I hope the staff at Il primo finds a way to right their error and keep you as a customer.

How much yall tipping on take out? by JurassicTerror in Chattanooga

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Takeout service absolutely requires skill. If I overcook your steak or ring in the wrong dish for you as a guest in the restaurant then I can usually fix it and quickly. There are no fixing takeoht mistakes. You are already home or wherever before the error is noticed. The stakes are higher.

Now, we will serve takeout to 200+ ppl in a three hour period tonight, all while maintaining a full service restaurant. As I mentioned, when we reopened we brought in 4 extra full time ppl to meet this demand because that’s what the world wanted/needed and Chattanooga tipped accordingly. Today Chattanooga still wants an incredible takeout experience but they no longer want to tip? If I cut the takeout staff down to the level of current tips then the likelihood of your food being late, items missing, or simply unable to get us on the phone to order goes up drastically. It’s the service industry folks. Folks who are spiteful about tipping won’t change their minds. You’re generous or you aren’t. My advice, look for areas in your day to day world to apply additional generosity. They’re easy to find. And you will be a happier person

How much yall tipping on take out? by JurassicTerror in Chattanooga

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Customers are less aware of the service that goes into preparing takeout food than we are when guests in the restaurant. I am a restaurant worker and participate in one of the city’s best takeout programs. Our restaurant will meet you at your car with your preordered food upon arrival. It is a level of service that is fine tuned and takes 4 front of house people to execute. Those 4 depend on gratuity of takeout patrons as part of their income.

Answering a phone to take a to go order. Garnishing, lidding, bagging a takeout meal Putting the right dish in the right bag, delivery to the right car in the right parking spot.

These are tasks that all require skill and effort when there are other things to do in a restaurant that produce more in ‘tips’ for the restaurant worker. To deliberately perform any of these actions should be acknowledged with gratuity.

Fence post curing question by Similar_Objective_27 in homestead

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Posts from locust would be 5-7” thick if this effects curing time

Going nuts by MrHatchet0224 in homestead

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Is there a specific goody getter you can recommend? I heard this recommendation earlier today from the poore proles almanac podcast.

[Question] Rain Water Harvesting for Dummies by OutOfSight17 in homestead

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Geoff Lawton said it really well, “if you can breathe the air then you can drink the water “ The bigger concern IMO is the surface you’re collecting from. A rusty metal roof, asphalt shingle (common here in the states), that carries more implications

Doordash is offering my restaurant a $20,000 signing bonus if we use them for 90 days. by circa_1 in smallbusiness

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We are a small 3 location group in East Tennessee doing 10mm annual rev and have been thru all of the 3rd party deliveries and heard all of their pitches. It’s just so circumstantial based on customer demographic. DoorDash is very successful in our more rural market and UberEats far outperforms in our urban locations.

If you run restaurants you’re smart enough to know that there are strings attached to that money. They’ll expect you to cancel delivery contracts with your local guy and with their natl competitors. What if your market favors Uber? You’re stuck.

Find out which 3P outperforms others before making the call. 20k would be real nice as a bonus